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Description: | A whalebone fid: a tool used in rigging and sailmaking. The bone would be taken from the lower jaw of a sperm whale. Four lines have been engraved round the upper end. This is an example of the more functional type of scrimshaw.
caption: Fid | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | scrimshaw Fid | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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